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NWU puts Common Good First

2019-11-19
“Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that’s really what matters.” This powerful quote by Reid Hoffman perfectly sums up the main idea behind the Common Good First campaign. This campaign was conceived as a…

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In this together

2021-05-05
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how organisations, institutions and people across the globe need to support each other - now more than ever. The North-West University (NWU) has been fortunate to receive donations from various businesses, alumni and…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-national-interests-changing-brics-landscape-seven-tests

South Africa’s national interests in the changing BRICS landscape ― seven tests

2023-08-29
“The watershed 15th BRICS Summit that took place in Johannesburg had, to its credit, several runs on the scoreboard by the time it concluded last week.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says while the…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-women-leadership-programme

NWU launches Women in Leadership Programme

2023-09-05
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) People and Culture unit and Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recently collaborated to host the launch of the university's first Women in Leadership Programme. The programme launch, themed "How to thrive as an…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/industry-summit-shapes-next-generation-communicators

Industry summit shapes the next generation of communicators

2024-10-08
The School of Communication at the North-West University (NWU) hosted an in-person and hybrid Communication Industry Summit on Wednesday, 2 October for students enrolled on all three campuses. During the summit, industry and academia came together to…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/panel-critiques-2025-sona-lack-clarity-and-strategy

Panel critiques 2025 SONA for lack of clarity and strategy

2025-02-21
By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Governance Studies hosted a panel discussion on Friday, 14 February 2025 on the Mahikeng Campus. The discussion aimed to critically analyse President Cyril Ramaphosa’s…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-consumer-goods-and-services-ombudsman-formalise-transformative-partnership

NWU and Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman formalise transformative partnership

2025-06-13
In a landmark step toward deepening legal education, community engagement, and access to justice, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman (CGSO). The…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/hidden-cost-broken-funding-system-south-africas-public-universities

The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities

2025-07-10
Prof Linda du Plessis, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching and Learning at the North-West University (NWU), explains why the ongoing dysfunction within the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and various Sector Education and Training Authorities…

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#explorenewfrontiers

2025-03-11
The University is running an exciting multimedia campaign showcasing the university's academic excellence. This campaign will spotlight the incredible work happening across our faculties, featuring compelling stories of groundbreaking research,…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-%25E2%2580%259Cnew-normal%25E2%2580%259D-webinar-focuses-africa

TRADE in the “new normal” webinar focuses on Africa

2020-10-23
The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity at the North-West University (NWU) and the TRADE Research Advisory, a spin-off company of the university, hosted the eighth TRADE-Decision Support Model User Group webinar, drawing more than eighty…

http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/tourism-research-economic-environs-and-society-trees/articles-published-2014-0

Articles Published 2014

2024-06-07
Athanasopoulos, G., Deng, M., Li, G. & Song, H. 2014. Modelling substitution between domestic and outbound tourism in Australia: A system-of-equations approach. Tourism Management, 45,159-170. Botha, K., Slabbert, E. & Viviers, P. 2014. Towards a…

http://law.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-regte-omgewingsverandering/arie-trouwborst

Arie Trouwborst

2024-05-09
Bio Arie Trouwborst Associate professor of environmental law at Tilburg University, interested in understanding and improving the contribution of (international and European) law to the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of biodiversity. Received an LLM (2001) and PhD (2006) from Utrecht University. Authored various books and numerous…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-colab-helps-empower-community-radio-presenters

NWU CoLab helps empower community radio presenters

2023-06-29
By Sandile Mahlangu The CoLab of the School of Communication at the North-West University (NWU) and the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) joined hands in 2019 and began a 12-month learnership programme to offer community radio…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-annual-lecture-academic-freedom

NWU hosts annual lecture on academic freedom

2021-09-21
The North-West University (NWU) hosted its annual lecture on academic freedom on 15 September 2021. The lecture was a hybrid event hosted at the NWU’s Council Chambers in Potchefstroom and via the online platform Zoom. The guest speaker for this year’s…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-move-health

NWU joins in the move for health

2021-06-03
Over the years there has been a significant increase in the number of people who suffer from lifestyle diseases. This is mostly due to unhealthy eating, alcohol intake, smoking and a lack of physical activity. To this end, the Africa Unit for…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-university-venda-host-iks-innovation-and-social-entrepreneurship-webinar

NWU and University of Venda host an IKS Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Webinar

2021-07-07
The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and Indigenous Terrain, recently co-hosted an Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Webinar series. This first collaborative student…

http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-shine-international-service-learning-project

NWU students shine in international service-learning project

2024-10-29
Several students from the North-West University (NWU) participated in a collaborative online international learning (COIL) project, demonstrating the university's continued efforts to expand its global footprint. The BCom students at the Potchefstroom…

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